The Alzheimer’s Association’s Remote Learning Series will be held from 1 to 2 pm, Wednesday, October 9 at Oak Pointe of Maryville, 817 South Country Club Road. This month’s topic is “Effective Communication Strategies.” The series is bringing education to the community about memory disorders and the challenges associated with managing them. To register for
The Maryville Public Library, 509 North Main Street, Maryville, will hold the following activities: • Morning Toddler Storytime, 9:45 am, Thursday, October 10. • Adult Computer Assistance, 4 to 6 pm, Thursday, October 10. To register or for more information on these events, call the library at 660.582.5281.
Edward Theodore Klaas, Jr., 71, Maryville, died Thursday, September 26, 2019, at his home. Memorial graveside services and burial will be held at 10:30 am, Wednesday, October 2 at St. Columba Cemetery, Conception. Military rites will be conducted at the cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Gregory’s Catholic Church or St. Gregory’s School. Online condolences may
Floyd K. Miller, 99, St. Joseph, died Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at Living Community, St. Joseph. A celebration service of life was held Monday, September 30 at Bethany Rural Christian Church, Barnard. Memorials may be made to the Bethany Rural Christian Church. Online condolences may be left at pricefuneralhomemaryville.com.
Kerry Slagle, 70, Sarasota, FL, died Monday, September 16, 2019 in a hospice house in Sarasota. Services are to be at 2 pm, Saturday, November 2 at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 6401 Wornell Terrace, Kansas City.
Northwest Missouri State University returned a piece of local history, which had gone missing, to its original owners on September 27. The story centers on the fire helmet Dale Mathes wore on the night of July 24, 1979, when he fought the fire that devastated the campus’ Administration Building. Mathes presented the helmet to Northwest’s
The following are events happening around Nodaway County in October: • October 1 – Conception Abbey Community Blood Center Blood Drive at the Saint Maur Room of Conception Abbey, Conception, 1:30 to 6:30 pm. All donors will receive a T-shirt. To donate, go to savealifenow.org/group and enter code AK. For more information, contact David Garcia
Emergency personnel and officials from Nodaway County and Maryville gathered on September 19 in the county commissioners office to further discussions and plans for the combination of the 911 dispatch services. Stacey Gross, SCG Consulting Services, Bellevue, NE, presented the bids received for the necessary equipment with the consolidated center to be housed permanently in
The Nodaway-Holt R-VII school board heard from the construction team during its monthly meeting on September 18. Representatives from Ellison-Auxier Architects and EL Crawford Construction informed the board they expected to have all of the new construction done within a week. Flooring in all the classrooms had been completed as well as the grating, gravel
By Kathryn Rice The last year has seen pastoral leadership changes at The Bridge Church, 1122 South Main Street, Maryville. Lead Pastor Chad Mayne and Creative Arts and Children’s Pastor Mark Loeber began their pastoral journey at The Bridge in August 2018. This August, they were joined by Student Ministry Pastor Josh Emmons. Mayne is
